Osama Hajjaj
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| Born | January 9, 1973 |
| Known for | Political cartoons and caricatures |
| Website | Osama Hajjaj Official website |
Osama Eid Hajjaj (Arabic: أسامة حجاج) is a Palestinian-Jordanian cartoonist, born in Amman in 1973.
Life and career
[edit]Osman Hajjaj was born in Amman, Jordan in 1973. He has worked for various daily newspapers in Jordan, such as Ad-Dustour and Al Ra'i, and weekly newspapers such as Al-Bilad and Al-Mar'aa; he worked for Al-Ittihad, the Emirati newspaper. Currently, he works in Al Arab Al Yawm (newspaper) and publishes his cartoons in several regional and international web-sites, such as Cagle Cartoons.[1] and http://www.cartoonmovement.com/.[2]
Osama is the brother of Emad Hajjaj, who is also a cartoonist.[3] The brothers are acutely aware of the challenges involved in publishing political cartoons in the Middle East. Both have been victims of intimidation,[4] have received death threats on account of their satirical work, especially cartoons directed at ISIS. Osama claims that he was jailed for one of his cartoons.[5]
Work
[edit]He is best known for his political cartoons and caricatures, many of which have appeared in texts and monographs [6] and in popular magazines such as France's Charlie Hebdo.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Cagle Post".
- ^ "Cartoon Movement". www.cartoonmovement.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-02.
- ^ Maktabi, R., "Brothers' political cartoons break taboos," CNN: Middle East News, 5 April 2011 Online:
- ^ Gruber, C., "Fighting ISIS With A Pen," 26 June, Newsweek, 26 June 2015, Online:
- ^ Maktabi, R., "Brothers' political cartoons break taboos," CNN: Middle East News, 5 April 2011 Online:
- ^ Glover, R.W. and Tagliarin, D., Teaching Politics Beyond the Book: Film, Texts, and New Media in the Classroom, A & C Black, 2012, n.p. [E-text edition]